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PARENTS - Need advice
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Yellow Shoes
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You lock yourself in the bathroom?
My kids would stand outside and KICK the door.
Finally I just quit closing it.
My kids would stand outside and KICK the door.
Finally I just quit closing it.
Lil'mermaid
New Member
Originally posted by tigsmom
Now I have an Astro Van (another 8 seater).
Ahh the "big red box" :lol:
Nothing better to embarass your teenage daughter than blasting "get the party started" outta one of these, when her friend is walking down the street.
Holy cow. That's a van? That looks more like a new e-ride at MGM! Shoot, the kids will be upset when daddy wants to sit in the back seat and watch the Pirates of the Caribbean! I suppose it will make it easier to take the kids up to Michigan to visit family if we have a ride like that. Time for a Griswold family vacation!
LoriMistress
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My dh and I are going to be starting a family sometime soon (either now or within two years). We talked about wanting either 2-3 children. Don't worry about only child syndrome or middle syndrome or anything. That doesn't mean anything...it's just made up labels for people to have an excuse to whine.
MouseMadness
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I was a middle child. :lookaroun
Let me clarify... after the age of reason, anybody who blames being a middle child for their troubles is full of ______
However, when they are small and wanting mommy and daddy's attention, it's really there. Anybody who's had 3 kids will attest to it. (At least all the ones I've talked to.) :wave: Any child psychologists who know how to get rid of it, let me know!
And minivans aren't that big a deal. :lol:
True story...
Last week, I tried to squeak through a yellow light, and didn't make it.
Got caught by the fuzz, and after he gave me my ticket and whatnot, he peeked into the back of the van and said "WOW! Must be your day for carpool, huh?" Me: "Er, no, they're all mine." :lol: :hammer:And let ME clarify- for Lori- my mom is as far from being a whiner as one could possibly get
When you have 3 kids, if there is any fighting going on, the score is ALWAYS 2 against 1. That's not a big enough reason to not have 3 kids, but it's worth thinking about because it's something you'll have to deal with eventually.
When you have 3 kids, if there is any fighting going on, the score is ALWAYS 2 against 1. That's not a big enough reason to not have 3 kids, but it's worth thinking about because it's something you'll have to deal with eventually.
Debbie
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I'm the oldest of four, one boy, three girls, then my parents decided they wanted more children and took in foster children. Then for a few years, my mom cared for dad's sister and her five children while she was battling bone cancer. We never had anything, and dad didn't believe in working extra for extra. I never had a Happy Meal until I started working at 16. With that, I vowed that my children would have a different life...... My husband was the youngest of three boys, and while they weren't wealthy, FIL had a good job, that allowed them to give each boy a car when they started to drive, etc.
Good thing I didn't have a plan on children because it sure would have been a letdown. First off, my first pregnancy was a nightmare, in the sense I was so sick. I divorced shortly after TJ was born. Then, when I was pregnant with Lil' Don, I still felt like crap all the time. Life was better but I was older and realized that this baby would be it. I would have loved more, but with $450.00 per month in child care, diapers, formula, and both of us in our 30's, we had to opt for the vasectomy. I learned the hard way that there are no guarantees in life, and I tend to err on the side of caution. I always try to make decisions that will allow me to make it on my own if something were to happen......
Ok with that.....go with the flow. If after you have a baby, another one feels right go for it. But like Mrs.PHD said, how the conceiving, pregnancy, birth, finances go; is probably going to be your determining factor on how many children you have.
Good thing I didn't have a plan on children because it sure would have been a letdown. First off, my first pregnancy was a nightmare, in the sense I was so sick. I divorced shortly after TJ was born. Then, when I was pregnant with Lil' Don, I still felt like crap all the time. Life was better but I was older and realized that this baby would be it. I would have loved more, but with $450.00 per month in child care, diapers, formula, and both of us in our 30's, we had to opt for the vasectomy. I learned the hard way that there are no guarantees in life, and I tend to err on the side of caution. I always try to make decisions that will allow me to make it on my own if something were to happen......
Ok with that.....go with the flow. If after you have a baby, another one feels right go for it. But like Mrs.PHD said, how the conceiving, pregnancy, birth, finances go; is probably going to be your determining factor on how many children you have.